Historian examines the philosophy of Richard Rufus
Medieval History

Historian examines the philosophy of Richard Rufus


Richard Rufus of Cornwall may be the most important figure in Western philosophy you?ve never heard of. A project based at Indiana University and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities aims to change that.

The NEH has awarded a $315,000, three-year grant to Rega Wood, professor of philosophy in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences, to prepare for online and print publication of the 13th-century Scholastic?s lectures on Aristotle?s Metaphysics. As far as is known, Rufus was the first to teach the Metaphysics, one of the famous libri naturales that revolutionized higher education.

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